Sunil Kumar Singh v. UOI Thru. the Secy. Ministry of External Affairs New Delhi and Another
Passport – impounding on account of pending criminal case – writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Release of impounded passport; passport impounded by respondent No. 2 (Regional Passport Office) due to pending criminal case; case of 2020 under Sections 323, 406, 506 IPC, P.S. Vibhuti Khand, Lucknow, held petty; entire criminal proceedings stayed by High Court in Application u/s 482 No.7772 of 2025; fresh representation to Regional Passport Office; direction to release passport in accordance with law within three weeks; Rita Verma vs. Union of India and others, Petition(s) Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.7481 of 2024, referred by respondents' counsel; writ under Article 226; WRIT - C No. 2187 of 2026, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, decided April 13, 2026 (Shekhar B. Saraf, J. and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, J.).
What did the court decide?
Authorities concerned directed to release the petitioner's impounded passport in accordance with law within three weeks from the date of the order.